Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 12:01 pm
Members of the Uyghur community in New Zealand yesterday
sent a letter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, asking that
genocide be declared about the situation of Uyghurs of
Xinjiang, China. This letter was also delivered to all
members of parliament. Excerpts of this letter are now
released to media and news providers, in light of parliament
addressing the issue of Uyghur genocide in the house of
representatives today and this week, and the worldwide
concern for the Uyghur people. For their safety, this public
statement by the Uyghur community is
anonymised.
We are writing to you on
behalf of the New Zealand Uyghur community to inform you of
“They need to stop the funding immediately,” said Murat, a member of the New Zealand Uyghur community whose name we have changed to protect his security. “iFlytek have Uyghur people’s blood on their hands,” he told Stuff Circuit. “I cannot believe the NZ Super Fund is involved in the Uyghur genocide. New Zealand taxpayers are indirectly dragged into the genocide because of the investment. I’m feeling both disappointed and terrified.” Finance Minister Grant Robertson said he has asked for reassurances that the China investments meet the NZ Super Fund’s guidelines for responsible investing. iFlytek’s voice recognition technology has been used by security agencies in their mass surveillance of Uyghurs in the region of Xinjiang, China, according to investigations by international human rights organisations.
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